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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A collection of formal documented procedures that define how project deliverables and documentation will be controlled - changed and approved. in most application areas - the change control system is a subset of the configuration management system
deliverable (Output/Input)
actual duration
change control system (Tool)
initiating processes (Process Group)
2. The time in calendar units between the actual start date of the schedule activity and either the data date of the project schedule if the schedule activity is in progress or the actual finish date if the schedule activity is complete
Delphi technique (Technique)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
estimate activity durations (Process)
actual duration
3. Risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold
s-curve
threshold
total float
risk mitigation (Technique)
4. Structure in which the project manager has full authority to assign priorities - apply resources and direct the work of persons assigned to the project
threshold
project initiation management (Knowledge Area)
milestone
projectized organization
5. A table that links requirements to their origin and traces them throughout the project life cycle
requirements traceability matrix
baseline
objective
fast tracking (Technique)
6. Sum of products - services and results to be provided as a project
regulation
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
scope
change control
7. The person assigned by the performing organization to achieve the project objectives
specification
project scope statement (Output/Input)
schedule management plan (Output/Input)
project manager
8. Schematic display of the logical relationships among the project schedule activities. drawn from left to right.
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
project schedule network diagram (Output/Input)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
external deliverable
9. Hierarchal organization where each employee has one clear superior and staff are grouped by areas of specialization and managed by a person with expertise in that area.
log
functional organization
specification limits
procurement documents (Output/Input)
10. Point in time that work was scheduled to finish on a schedule activity. called planned finish date
portfolio management (Technique)
contingency reserve(Output/Input)
scheduled finish date (SF)
project scope
11. Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences - time ordering of events and other relationships among variables and outcomes
change requests
resource calendar
influence diagram (Tool)
organizational process assets (Output/Input)
12. Schedule network diagramming technique in which schedule activities are represented by boxes or nodes. schedule activities are graphically linked by one or more logical relationships to show the sequence in which the activities are performed
precedence diagramming method (PDM) (Technique)
late finish date (LF)
baseline
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
13. Technique for estimating that applies a weighted average of optimistic - pessimistic and most likely estimates when there is uncertainty with the individual activity estimates
code of accounts (Tool)
schedule compression
variance
program evaluation and review technique (PERT)
14. Formally documented change request that is submitted for approval to the integrated change control process
work breakdown structure dictionary
opportunity
three point estimate (Technique)
requested change(Output/Input)
15. A mutually binding agreement that obligates the seller to provide the specified product or service or result and obligates the buyer to pay for it
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
workaround
voice of the customer
contract (Output/Input)
16. The earliest point in time on which the uncompleted portions of a schedule activity (or the project) can finish - based on the schedule network logic - the data date and any schedule constraints.
time and material contract (T&M)
work breakdown structure dictionary
define scope (Process)
early finish date (EF)
17. A point that is not settled or is under discussion or over which there are opposing views or disagreements
program management
earned value (EV)
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
performance measurement baseline
18. Document that describes how the project scope will be defined - developed and verified and how the work breakdown structure will be created and defined and that provides guidance on how the project scope will be managed and controlled by the project
fixed price incentive fee contract (FPIF)
scope management plan(Output/Input)
residual risk
variance
19. Information gathering technique examines the project from the perspective of each projects strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - and threats to increase the breadth of the risks considered by risk management
monitor
scope change
decision tree analysis (Technique)
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
20. Action taken to bring a defective or nonconforming component into compliance with requirements or specifications
rework
simulation
requested change(Output/Input)
estimate costs (Process)
21. Skilled human resources - equipment - services - supplies - commodities - material - budgets or funds
voice of the customer
resource
backward pass
data date
22. Narrative description of products - services or results
methodology
statement of work (SOW)
threshold
rework
23. A method of estimating a component of work. the work is decomposed into more detail. an estimate is prepared of what is needed to meet the requirements of each of the lower - more detailed pieces of work - and these estimates are then aggregated into
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
develop project team (Process)
monitor and controlling processes (Process Group)
sensitivity analysis
24. Document describing how project risk management will be structured and performed on the project. contains the list of project risks - the results of risk analysis and risk responses
project management office (PMO)
risk management plan (Output/Input)
milestone
collect requirements (Process)
25. Specific type of management activity that contributes to the execution of a process and that may employ one or more techniques and tools
practice
resource
staffing management plan
work performance information
26. Processes required to manage the timely completion of a project
logical relationship
project time management (Knowledge Area)
budget
project management team
27. Logical relationship where initiation of the work of the successor schedule activity depends upon the initiation of the work of the predecessor schedule activity
decision tree analysis (Technique)
expert judgment (Technique)
start to start (SS)
scope change
28. Documented direction to perform an activity that can reduce the probability of negative consequences associated with project risks
risk mitigation (Technique)
projectized organization
preventative action
technique
29. Approximating the number of work periods needed to complete individual activities with estimated resources
estimate activity durations (Process)
material
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
root cause analysis (Technique)
30. Work that must be performed to deliver a product - service or result with the specified features and functions
project scope
early start date (ES)
data date
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
31. Subdivision (fragment) of a project schedule network diagram - usually representing a subproject or work package.
schedule performance index (SPI)
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
sub network
estimate to complete (ETC)(Output/Input)
32. Project schedule compression that changes network logic to overlap phases that would normally be done in sequence
activity code
fast tracking (Technique)
functional organization
project communications management (Knowledge Area)
33. Store of historical information and lessons learned about both the outcomes of previous project selection decisions and previous project performance
common cause
quality management plan (Output/Input)
lessons learned knowledge base
performance measurement baseline
34. Processes to purchase or acquire the products - services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work
resource leveling (Technique)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
assumptions
project risk management (Knowledge Area)
35. Planning technique used to provide products - services and results that truly reflect customer requirements by translating those customer requirements into the appropriate technical requirements for each phase of project product development
voice of the customer
scheduled finish date (SF)
risk register (Output/Input)
develop project charter (Process)
36. Tracking team member performance - providing feedback - resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance
result
project management system (Tool)
manage project team (Process)
defect repair
37. The latest possible point in time that a schedule activity may begin based upon the schedule network logic - the project completion date and any constraints assigned to schedule activities without violating schedule constraint or delaying project com
late start date (LS)
resource breakdown structure
configuration management system (Tool)
path convergence
38. Identifying - documenting - approving or rejecting and controlling changes to the project baselines
executing processes (Process Group)
change control
objective
calendar unit
39. Something tangible used in performing an activity to produce a product or result
late finish date (LF)
project
tool
to complete performance index (TCPI)
40. Collect project performance data with respect to a plan - produce performance measures and report and disseminate performance information
issue Point or matter in question or dispute
monitor
strengths - weaknesses - opportunities - threats analysis (SWOT)
claim
41. Logical relationship where completion of the successor schedule activity is dependent upon the initiation of the predecessor schedule activity
schedule performance index (SPI)
start to finish (SF)
successor activity
data date
42. Calculated projection of cost performance that must be achieved on the remaining work to meet a specified management goal. ratio of remaining work to funds remaining
to complete performance index (TCPI)
request for information (RFI)
project management process group
sub network
43. Aggregating the estimated costs of individual activities or work packages to establish an authorized cost baseline
determine budget (Process)
develop project management plan (Process)
finish date
human resource plan
44. Developing an approximation of the monetary resources needed to complete project activities
project time management (Knowledge Area)
project manager
estimate costs (Process)
inspection (Technique)
45. List of project team members - their project roles and communication information
staffing management plan
regulation
project team directory
forecast
46. Analysis. a statistical technique that calculates the average outcome when the future includes scenarios that may or may not happen. used in decision tree analysis.
planned value (PV)
expected monetary value (EMV)
administer procurements (Process)
procurement documents (Output/Input)
47. Provision in the project management plan to mitigate cost and or schedule risk. modifier: management reserve (unknown risks) - contingency reserve (known - but unplanned risks)
activity identifier
project time management (Knowledge Area)
reserve
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
48. Extending or generating parallel schedule network paths from the same node in a project schedule network diagram. characterized by schedule activity with more than one successor activity
project management system (Tool)
distribute information (Process)
effort
path divergence
49. Project model that translates the uncertainties specified at a detailed level into the potential impact on objectives that are expressed at the level of the total project. Monte Carlo Analysis
project life cycle
communications management plan (Output/Input)
simulation
lag (Technique)
50. Risk response planning technique that indicates the project team has decided not to change the project management plan to deal with a risk - or is unable to identify any other suitable response strategy
risk acceptance (Technique)
seller
activity duration
preventative action